SEC Charges Louisiana Town and Former Mayor with Fraud in Two Municipal Bond Deals

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged the town of Sterlington, Louisiana and its former mayor, Vern A. Breland, as well as the town’s unregistered municipal advisor, Twin Spires Financial LLC, and its owner, Aaron B. Fletcher, with…

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SEC Charges Global Steel Pipe Manufacturer with Violating Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Tenaris, a Luxembourg-based global manufacturer and supplier of steel pipe products, will pay more than $78 million to resolve charges that it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)…

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SEC Announces Eight New Investor Advisory Committee Members

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced eight new members to fill all vacancies on its Investor Advisory Committee. The new members join 15 current committee members. The committee, established under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform…

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SEC Charges Company and Former CEO with Misleading Investors about Sale of Covid-19 Test Kits

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged New York-based SCWorx Corp. and its former Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, Marc S. Schessel, with making false and misleading statements about SCWorx’s plans to distribute COVID-19…

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SEC Charges TradeZero America and Co-Founder with Deceiving Customers about Meme Stock Trading Halts

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged broker-dealer TradeZero America Inc., and its co-founder, Daniel Pipitone, with falsely stating to the firm’s customers that they didn’t restrict the customers’ purchases of meme stocks when in fact…

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SEC Charges RiverSource Distributors with Improper Switching of Variable Annuities

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled charges against RiverSource Distributors Inc. for improper switching or replacing of variable annuities. This is the SEC’s first-ever enforcement proceeding under Section 11 of the Investment…

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SEC Proposes Rule Changes to Prevent Misleading or Deceptive Fund Names

The Securities and Exchange Commission today proposed amendments to enhance and modernize the Investment Company Act “Names Rule” to address changes in the fund industry and compliance practices that have developed in the approximately 20 years since the…

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SEC Announces Departure of Investor Advocate Rick A. Fleming

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Investor Advocate Rick A. Fleming will depart the agency after more than eight years of service. Mr. Fleming was appointed in February 2014 to be the first director of the Office of the Investor…

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